3:48 PM,
Feb. 4, 2014

Margaret Lanell Self

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Town Talk staff

A man who let his girlfriend move in with him got a surprise when he applied for a loan and found that the Natchitoches woman allegedly opened six credit card accounts in his name, according to police.

Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's detectives arrested Margaret Lanell Self, 39, of the 300 block of Eight Mile Loop, Tuesday. The investigation had started when the victim reported to the office's High Tech Crime Unit on Jan. 24 that he had tried to apply for a loan but found that someone had opened credit card accounts in his name without his permission, according to the release.